ANKARA. Gençlerbirliği snatched a late win Denizlispor 1-0 after M. Mert scored just 1 goal (88′).
The match was played at the Eryaman Stadyumu stadium in Ankara. The referee was Alper Çetin who was helped by Özcan Sultanoğlu and Mehmet Akıncık. The 4th official was Murat Türkoğlu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 14 Total 1
- 6 On Target 0
- 8 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 77 Attack 71
- 81 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Gençlerbirliği was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Denizlispor that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gençlerbirliği was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gençlerbirliği won the match.
Gençlerbirliği shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Denizlispor shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Gençlerbirliği received 1 yellow card (K. LuaLua). Talking about the opposition, Denizlispor received 4 yellow cards (G. Suzen, O. Ozdemir, B. Dja Djedje and M. Cecenoglu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gençlerbirliği will have 23 points like Kocaelispor to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Denizlispor will stay with 15 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Gençlerbirliği will play away against BB Erzurumspor on the 14th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Gençlerbirliği (1 draw).
Denizlispor will play away agasint Menemen Belediyespor on the 15th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.
Gençlerbirliği – Formation
Gençlerbirliği
88'
72'
78'
Gençlerbirliği started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Metin Diyadin decided to play with the following team: Ü. Adıyaman, K. Akyüz, G. Gül, M. Mert, Ö. Artan, A. Kızıldağ, M. Şahindere, D. Grechyshkin, A. Tshibola, B. Alıcı and G. Altıparmak.
The home team had on the bench: M. Kula, R. Köse, B. Başyiğit, K. LuaLua, S. Sallalich, U. Kabasakal, A. Şahindere, F. Şeker, M. Bayır and O. Belyaev.
Substitutions
Gençlerbirliği made 3 changes: M. Sahindere for K. LuaLua (72′), B. Alici for S. Sallalich (83′) and G. Altiparmak for M. Kula (90′).
Denizlispor – Formation
Denizlispor
Denizlispor started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Fatih Tekke played with: A. Stachowiak, G. Süzen, B. Dja Djédjé, L. Schwechlen, O. Yılmaz, Ö. Özdemir, M. Özkal, I. Aissati, O. Derici, M. Gönülaçar and K. Mayi.
The following players were sitting on the bench: İ. Depe, V. Tusha, M. Çeçenoğlu, B. Darri, H. Altıntaş, B. Böke and A. Hamzaçebi.
Denizlispor could not rely on the presence of A. Hamzacebi (injured).
Substitutions
Denizlispor made 3 changes: M. Gonulacar for T. Boke (60′), O. Derici for M. Cecenoglu (60′) and I. Aissati for A. Hamzacebi (67′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
